The Vice President said Tuesday that new voter ID laws in Texas, North Carolina and Texas showed evidence of “hatred” and “zealotry”.
Talking at the Naval Observatory for a Black history Month event, Joe Biden said he was frustrated by the Supreme Court ruling that recently struck down part of the law.
“I thought it was done — finally, finally done,” Biden said.The ruling struck down a provision of the law that required certain jurisdictions with a history of voting suppression to clear any changes in their voting laws with the Justice Department. The court said Congress could update the pre-clearance formula, but lawmakers have been unable to agree on new standards.
Some Southern states have moved aggressively in the interim to impose new, tougher voter ID requirements. Supporters of the legislation, including many Republicans, argue the new standards help prevent voter fraud. But civil rights groups and Democrats have blasted the legislation as an attempt to suppress the vote among poor and minority voters, who are less likely to have government-issued photo identification. They also argue that instances of voter fraud are exceedingly rare.
“These guys never go away. Hatred never, never goes away,” Biden said. “The zealotry of those who wish to limit the franchise cannot be smothered by reason.”
Source: The Hill
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Be kind. I really think that he lost it.
stupid ass
Poor Biden he just don’t get it, he know voter ID is a good thing but trying to convince self and others that it is not! Poor, poor fellow , don’t you feel sorry for him!
It is— Most Americans HATE the idea of unauthorized, i.e. Illegal Aliens, being allowed to vote. They HATE the idea of SOME people voting two or more times. They Hate the idea of DEAD PEOPLE voting.
And he would like to be president!!
Joe Biden doesn’t play with a full deck. He’s a real nut.
Another idiot….if they had fair elections, the democrats would not be in office of course he feels this way
He doesn’t even know what zealotry means. Sit down and shut up Joe, that’s all you are good at.
WHAT?! What the $#%&!@* is wrong with this Biden mother$#%&!@*er?
BS , I’m tired of dead folks voting democrat